Prime Minister Stephen Harper is poised to unveil a reinvigoration of his government’s muddled Americas strategy when he meets with hemispheric leaders next month. The Canadian Press has learned that cabinet discussed a renewal of the foreign-policy directive last week. Harper is expected to discuss details of how Canada will re-engage with Latin America and [...]

Florida’s governor has appointed a new prosecutor to oversee the investigation into last month’s shooting death of an unarmed black teenager. Gov. Rick Scott late Thursday appointed Angela B. Corey to oversee the investigation into the death of Trayvon Martin. Thousands attend rally Thousands of Sanford residents and protesters from around the country, including civil [...]

U.S. army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder, assault and a string of other offences in the massacre of Afghan villagers as they slept, a U.S. official says. The charges signed against Bales include 17 counts of murder, six counts of attempted murder and six counts of aggravated assault [...]

South Korea’s Ji-Sun Kim made history at the women’s world curling championship by making the playoffs for the first time in her country’s history. South Korea and Sweden’s Margaretha Sigfriddson were the first countries to claim playoff berths Thursday with 8-3 records. The remaining two playoff berths and a possible tie-breaker scenario were to be [...]

Calgary couldn’t hold on to a 2-0 lead in Minnesota on Thursday, losing in a shootout to see their playoff hopes take another hit. Devin Setoguchi scored in the fourth round of a shootout for the Wild to make it a 3-2 win for the home team. The Flames for the moment passed San Jose [...]